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The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has reduced its millage rate for the fourth consecutive year, adopting a 2018 General Fund millage rate of 10.20 mills, reflecting a reduction from the 2017 rate of 10.38 mills by 0.18 mills. Â The proposal endorsed by a majority of Commissioners also suggests the county pursue additional rollbacks in successive years through 2022.

â€śWe heard a message from taxpayers all over the County that the tax bills they received included assessment increases that were just too much to bear,â€ť says Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts. â€śWe are responsible for heading off the steep increases those residents faced and ensuring no reduction in services to citizens. Â This decision ensures those citizens need not worry about the county demonstrating fiscal restraint and confronting the initial â€śsticker shockâ€ť in those notices.â€ť

The Board also adopted a Bond Fund millage rate of 0.23 mills, a reduction of 0.02 mills. The Bond Fund provides continued support of the Library Referendum General Obligation Bondsâ€™ annual debt service requirements, as approved by Fulton County voters in 2008.

â€śAnother positive of what has been approved is that it provides guidelines for spending over the next several years,â€ť added Chairman Pitts. Â â€śThis should give us a roadmap going forward that seeks to keep controls on costs.â€ť Â